How do I copy SSRS reports to a new server if I am not the owner of the reports

Question

I have to copy all reports from one SSRS server to another. I plan on doing this by going through each report and downloading the report definition file and then uploading t

Answer 1

First: backup your your new Reports database before you do this. Copy the follwing tables from the original Reports database to the new Reports database: - Catalog - ChunkData - DataSource - Policy - PolicyuserRole - SecData - Users

Make sure you dont copy the Keys table!

One issue with this is you will need to re-create all your shared datasources and re-assign them to each report. But, this will copy over all your folders, reports, and user roles.